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How To Grow (And Harvest) Ginger Indoors … Without Killing It

How To Grow (And Harvest) Ginger Indoors … Without Killing It

  How To Grow (And Harvest) Ginger Indoors … Without Killing It Written by: Kristen Duever Survival Gardening Ginger is one of those ingredients that warms you from the inside…

Off The Grid Living: 5 Overlooked Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Indoor Garden

Off The Grid Living: 5 Overlooked Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Indoor Garden

5 Overlooked Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Indoor Garden Written by: Kristen Duever Survival Gardening Image source: Pixabay.com Growing your own vegetables indoors allows you to have fresh ingredients any…

(Video)Off The Grid Emergency: 20 Wilderness Survival Tips

(Video)Off The Grid Emergency: 20 Wilderness Survival Tips

  20 Wilderness Survival Tips Think Fast: Your lost in the woods. Darkness is falling that sinking feeling hits the pit of your stomach… do you have the skills to…

The Cheap Mini-Greenhouse That Makes Seed-Starting Easier

The Cheap Mini-Greenhouse That Makes Seed-Starting Easier

  The Cheap Mini-Greenhouse That Makes Seed-Starting Easier Written by: Jacki Andre Survival Gardening Photo: Jacki Andre As a gardening blogger and writer, I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I…

Lightweight, flexible solar panels may be more efficient than competitors’

Lightweight, flexible solar panels may be more efficient than competitors’

Lightweight, flexible solar panels may be more efficient than competitors’ A California-based solar energy company called Sunflare is offering solar panels it hopes will help innovate the industry. After years of…

Oregon’s criminalization of rainwater collection is now complete: Saving water runoff will get you thrown in jail

Oregon’s criminalization of rainwater collection is now complete: Saving water runoff will get you thrown in jail

  Oregon’s criminalization of rainwater collection is now complete: Saving water runoff will get you thrown in jail Officials in Jackson County, Oregon have again shown their disrespect for private…

The 9 Best Essential Oils To Stockpile For Cold & Flu Season

The 9 Best Essential Oils To Stockpile For Cold & Flu Season

  The 9 Best Essential Oils To Stockpile For Cold & Flu Season Written by: Robin Marri Miller Natural Health Image source: Pixabay.com It’s the time of year when the…

Off The Grid Living: How To Grow Peppers Indoors All Winter Long

Off The Grid Living: How To Grow Peppers Indoors All Winter Long

    How To Grow Peppers Indoors All Winter Long Written by: Kristen Duever Survival Gardening Image source: Pixabay.com There are few things that you can grow in your garden…

Off The Grid…How To Grow Livestock Feed During Winter — Quickly & Easily

Off The Grid…How To Grow Livestock Feed During Winter — Quickly & Easily

  How To Grow Livestock Feed During Winter — Quickly & Easily Written by: Joanna Hoyt How-To Photo by Joanna Hoyt During the growing season it’s easy to pasture livestock,…

The Space-Saving Indoor Garden You Can Easily Build At Home

The Space-Saving Indoor Garden You Can Easily Build At Home

The Space-Saving Indoor Garden You Can Easily Build At Home Written by: Jacki Andre Image source: https://www.etsy.com/listing/105570964 Living walls are popping up more frequently in home design. These “walls” (which…

Castor Oil: The Old-Timer’s ‘Cure-All’ That Should Be In Every Stockpile

Castor Oil: The Old-Timer’s ‘Cure-All’ That Should Be In Every Stockpile

Castor Oil: The Old-Timer’s ‘Cure-All’ That Should Be In Every Stockpile If you have ever watched old cartoons or movies, you may have seen more than one reference to castor…

Off The Grid Living: How To Insulate Your Home With All-Natural, Off-Grid Materials

Off The Grid Living: How To Insulate Your Home With All-Natural, Off-Grid Materials

  How To Insulate Your Home With All-Natural, Off-Grid Materials Written by: Aryn Young How-To Image source: Pixabay.com When choosing insulating materials for your home or building, the options are…

The Indoor ‘Egyptian Secret’ That Grows Vegetables 30 Percent Faster

The Indoor ‘Egyptian Secret’ That Grows Vegetables 30 Percent Faster

  The Indoor ‘Egyptian Secret’ That Grows Vegetables 30 Percent Faster Written by: Kristen Duever Image source: Pixabay.com When you live in a climate that experiences changes in climate, you…

Emergency Heat: The 6 Best Ways To Stay Warm When Disaster Strikes

Emergency Heat: The 6 Best Ways To Stay Warm When Disaster Strikes

  Emergency Heat: The 6 Best Ways To Stay Warm When Disaster Strikes Written by: Rich M Extreme Survival Because they are a fire hazard and a source of toxic…

Plant a Wind Tree in your neighborhood to generate energy from low-speed wind

Plant a Wind Tree in your neighborhood to generate energy from low-speed wind

  Plant a Wind Tree in your neighborhood to generate energy from low-speed wind Bruce Brown,Digital Trends  Subscribe on YouTube These trees do more than just add ambiance. Harnessing the…

Batteries included – home charging begins to spread

Batteries included – home charging begins to spread

  Batteries included – home charging begins to spread MercuryNews.com \ Bill Coleman needed to replace the roof on his Los Altos home. The tech entrepreneur decided to package new roof tiles with…

The Space-Saving, ‘Upside-Down Way’ To Grow Indoor Tomatoes This Winter

  The Space-Saving, ‘Upside-Down Way’ To Grow Indoor Tomatoes This Winter Written by: Kristen Duever Image source: Pixabay.com   Indoor gardening can be a great way to have fresh vegetables…

How To Grow Turmeric Indoors (The Secret Is In The Watering)

How To Grow Turmeric Indoors (The Secret Is In The Watering)

    How To Grow Turmeric Indoors (The Secret Is In The Watering) Written by: Robin Marri Miller Survival Image source: Pixabay.com For centuries, people have used turmeric as a…

It Cures Insomnia & Anxiety … And Even Can Be Grown Indoors

It Cures Insomnia & Anxiety … And Even Can Be Grown Indoors

    It Cures Insomnia & Anxiety … And Even Can Be Grown Indoors Written by: Robin Marri Miller Image source: Pixabay.com Passion flower was discovered in 1569 in Peru…

Home Remedy For A Heart Attack?

Home Remedy For A Heart Attack?

    Home Remedy For A Heart Attack? As a Girl Scout, I took first-aid classes and practiced CPR on the inflatable dummies. We were taught that CPR had the…

Off The Grid & Survival: 6 Guaranteed Ways To Boost Egg Production During Winter

Off The Grid & Survival: 6 Guaranteed Ways To Boost Egg Production During Winter

    6 Guaranteed Ways To Boost Egg Production During Winter Written by: Ashley Hetrick Image source: Pixabay.com 1. Light Chickens need at least 14 hours of daylight in a…

6 Fasting-Growing Indoor Vegetables You Can Harvest Within 2 Months

6 Fasting-Growing Indoor Vegetables You Can Harvest Within 2 Months

  6 Fasting-Growing Indoor Vegetables You Can Harvest Within 2 Months Written by: Linda Ruzicka Survival Gardening  (Hiram’s Note: Some of these veggies are to be eaten only in dire…

DIY: A Heal-Anything, Indoor Herbal Tea Garden

DIY: A Heal-Anything, Indoor Herbal Tea Garden

  DIY: A Heal-Anything, Indoor Herbal Tea Garden Written by: Kristen Duever Image source: Pixabay.com What could be better than curling up with a nice hot cup of herbal tea…

NEIGHBORHOODS PREPPING FOR SOCIETAL COLLAPSE…

NEIGHBORHOODS PREPPING FOR SOCIETAL COLLAPSE…

  NEIGHBORHOODS PREPPING FOR SOCIETAL COLLAPSE…   Rising out of the high desert landscape of New Mexico are dozens of futuristic-looking homes that are part of an ongoing experiment in…

A Tree That Grows Its Own Laundry Detergent? Yep.

A Tree That Grows Its Own Laundry Detergent? Yep.

  A Tree That Grows Its Own Laundry Detergent? Yep. Written by: Donna Schwontkowski Image source: Wikimedia We get so much from nature – our food, clothing and shelter. Why…

Growing Salad Year-Round: The Right Way To Do It

Growing Salad Year-Round: The Right Way To Do It

  Growing Salad Year-Round: The Right Way To Do It Written by: Kristen Duever Image source: Pixabay.com Spring and summer bring a bounty of wonderful fresh vegetables to enjoy and…

4 Simple, All-Natural Steps To Rebuilding Your Gums (That Don’t Involve The Dentist)

  4 Simple, All-Natural Steps To Rebuilding Your Gums (That Don’t Involve The Dentist) It’s common for people these days to have issues with their gums. Many people have been…

How To Grow (And Harvest) Ginger Indoors … Without Killing It

How To Grow (And Harvest) Ginger Indoors … Without Killing It

  How To Grow (And Harvest) Ginger Indoors … Without Killing It Ginger is one of those ingredients that warms you from the inside out. It is especially great to…

11 Crazy, Insane Ways You Can Repurpose Old Milk Jugs (Our Favorite: No. 3)

11 Crazy, Insane Ways You Can Repurpose Old Milk Jugs (Our Favorite: No. 3)

  11 Crazy, Insane Ways You Can Repurpose Old Milk Jugs (Our Favorite: No. 3) Written by: Candi Hanson How-To Image source: YouTube screen grab. Homesteaders are notorious for finding…

Book-sized battery can power a TV for 4 hours or a mini-fridge for 8

Book-sized battery can power a TV for 4 hours or a mini-fridge for 8

    Book-sized battery can power a TV for 4 hours or a mini-fridge for 8 With enough juice to power a smartphone 28 times, the two-pound Plug is still…